Criminal Justice
Former Delaware deputy fire chief charged with raping 15-year-old girl
Dwayne Pearson, 39, allegedly raped the girl in July and August. He faces three felony counts.
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Meek Mill among hundreds pardoned by Pa. Gov. Wolf
Wolf, a Democrat, signed his final 369 pardons this week, for a total of 2,540 since he took office in 2015. He surpassed Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell’s record of 1,122 granted.
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A case of mistaken identity lands a Philadelphia woman in jail for a crime she didn’t commit
The 31-year-old Ph.D student was never in Texas where the crime occurred, but an identification via social media led to her being jailed.
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1 dog killed, 13 rescued in alleged dogfighting ring in Delaware; 5 men charged
Police say they uncovered the dogfighting after being called to the rural Sussex County property to investigate a report of suspicious activity.
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Trial ordered for 4 in ambush shooting outside Roxborough High School
At Tuesday’s preliminary hearing, prosecutors presented evidence they said tied the adult and juvenile suspects to the Sept. 27 shooting outside of Roxborough High School.
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Georgia special grand jury ends probe of Trump, 2020 election
The judge overseeing the panel issued an order Monday dissolving the special grand jury.
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New Jersey woman gets 3 years in bogus good Samaritan online fundraiser
A New Jersey woman who pleaded guilty to helping her boyfriend spread a story that garnered more than $400,000 in online donations has been sentenced to three years in prison.
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New Pa. speaker puts sexual abuse lawsuit window atop agenda
Pennsylvania’s newly minted state House speaker is moving to make his major policy goal regarding victims of child sexual abuse to be the chamber’s urgent priority.
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Philadelphia stands to receive about $200 million total in opioid settlement funds over 18 years from a major national lawsuit against three drug distributors.
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Police: Idaho slaying suspect’s DNA found at crime scene
Authorities say the DNA of the Pa. native accused of killing four University of Idaho students was found on a knife sheath recovered at the crime scene.
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Rick Singer, head of the Varsity Blues college admissions bribery scandal, gets 42 months in prison
Prosecutors had sought six years for his role in the scheme to get the children of wealthy parents into universities. He was also ordered to pay more than $19 million in resti
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Mastermind of the Varsity Blues college admission scandal is about to learn his fate
Rick Singer pleaded guilty in 2019 to selling what he called "a side door" into top universities.
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Delaware man whose wife’s 2019 murder remains unsolved charged with two brutal attacks on new wife
An arrest warrant says Benjamin Ledyard attacked his wife with a marble block on New Year’s Day and previously bit off the tip of her finger.
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In his end-of-the-year meeting with the media, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner spoke about hope for a better 2023.
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Delaware man gets 19 years for his role in plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor
Croft was among those accused of hatching a stunning plot to abduct Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her vacation home just before the 2020 presidential election.
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